We live in a democracy and that means that we get a say in who runs our country, and by way of this privilege we also get a say about how our country is run. It is very easy to be laid back about our right to vote and take a “whatever, who cares” kind of attitude about it but you shouldn’t brush this great honor off so quickly. Sure registering can be a bit of a chore, and we have to head down to a polling station on voting day to cast our vote which takes some time out of our day and may cost us a few bucks in transport, but these are very small prices to pay for the right to vote. In some countries people are literally dying to be able to cast a ballot and make a difference.

India is the largest democracy in the world. The right to vote and more importantly the exercise of franchise by the eligible citizens is at the heart of every democracy. We, the people, through this exercise of our right to vote have the ultimate power to shape the destiny of the country by electing our representatives who run the Government and take decisions for the growth, development and benefit of all the citizens. Read the rest of this entry »